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Chapter 14- World Oceans Quiz Review

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Largest oceanPacific
Smallest ocean, was covered in iceArctic
Ocean mostly in southern hemisphereIndian
Second largest oceanAtlantic
Uses sound waves to measure depth of ocean floorSonar
Bounce microwaves off the ocean's surface to measure slight differences in water heightSatellites
Travel under the water to observe ocean lifeSubmersibles
Type of plate boundary at mid-ocean ridgeDivergent
Type of plate boundary at deep ocean trenchConvergent
3 major regions of the ocean floorContinental Margin, Ocean Basin Floor, Mid-Ocean Ridge
Part of the continental margin that connects to shorelineContinental Shelf
Part of the continental margin that is the steepestContinental Slope
Part of the continental margin that levels out the end of the slopeContinental Rise
Deep, flat part of the ocean basin floorAbyssal Plain
Longest underwater mountain range on EarthMid-Ocean Ridge
Underwater cone-shaped volcanic mountainsSeamounts
Once Seamounts pop above the water's surface they are calledVolcanic Islands
Deep caverns in the ocean floorDeep Ocean Trenches
Name of the process that forms deep-ocean trenches ans SeamountsSubduction
Type of Continental Margin with a wide shelf, not near tectonic plate boundaries, no EQ or volcanic activityPassive Margin
Type of Continental Margin with a skinny shelf, near plate boundaries, with EQ and volcanic activityActive Margin
Where superheated, mineral-rich water escapes through cracks in mid-ocean ridge and creates towers of mineral depositsHydrothermal Vents


Freshman Science Teacher
Lenape Middle School
Doylestown, PA

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